At least 60 dead and more than 200 missing in Congo river boat crash

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A boating incident on the Congo river left 60 people dead and more than 200 missing, according to Congo’s humanitarian affairs minister.

Minister Steve Mbikayi reported that a whaling boat with more than 700 people aboard and cargo sank Sunday night and that 300 survivors were found near the site of the disaster in the western part of the country.

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